Social Entrepreneurs Ireland have today reissued the call for ambitious individuals with ideas to tackle social problems to apply to the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards 2017 as the application deadline of March 29th approaches.
With just one week left to apply to the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards and Academy programmes, the organisation has announced that additional funds have been added to this year’s competition pot for aspiring social entrepreneurs with ideas to solve social problems in Ireland.
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland supports social entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey from start-up to scale-up. The Awards offers 300,000 euro in initial funding and support to 8 social entrepreneurs who have an existing project that they are ready to take to the next level.
Those with early-stage ideas for social change can apply to the Academy for Social Entrepreneurs, a new offering by the organisation, with each place valued at 3,000 euro.
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland today announced that the fifteen winners in the Academy category will now also have a chance to pitch for up to 5,000 euro in funding to get their idea off the ground, as well as receiving a place on the Academy programme.
Speaking of the interest in this year’s competition, CEO of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, Darren Ryan said, "This year we are offering more places on our programmes than ever before, so there’s a great chance of winning a place on the Academy or Awards if you want to be part of this network of inspiring social entrepreneurs. We’re delighted to see the applications coming through from all across the country."
Source: www.businessworld.ie
